Philadelphia trades Jeff Carter to Columbus...then trades Captain Mike Richards to LA
by Kevin Power on Jun 23, 2011 4:22 PM EDT
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PrintWell people have been saying that the Flyers would have to shed contracts to sign Bryzgalov and boy did they.
It all started with Jeff Carter going to Columbus for Jakob Voracek, the number 8 pick and a 3rd rounder in tomorrow's draft. After the Flyers dropped that bombshell twitter exploded and about 20 minutes later reports came in that the Flyers traded their captain (and long time Dubinsky punching bag) Mike Richards to Los Angeles for top flight prospect Bradyen Schenn and Wayne Simmons. There you go Ilya, have fun with that offense in front of you
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So here's how it all went down:
1) the Flyers' trade Jeff Carter to Columbus for Voracek, tomorrow's 1st and tomorrow's 3rd
2) Rumors start going around about Kris Versteeg to the Panthers, which turn out to be false (Damn you Steve Levy)
3) TSN and twitter starts talking about an unconfirmed trade between LA and Philly that would include Mike Richards
4) Everything hits the fan, TSN begins confirming that Mike Richards will be dealt to LA for Brayden Schenn and Wayne Simmons (Twitter erupts, heads explode)
5) TSN confirms that the Flyers have received a second round pick from LA as well
Damn...that was an incredible hour and half of trading by the Flyers, you don't see that too often
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Crazy
This is all so crazy, and I don’t like to make snap judgements, so I’ll just say this as I did on twitter (@RLuker12):
Oh Philly, how you just made the 2012 #NHL Winter Classic so much more competitive #NYR
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The Flyers want a new team. That’s what I see coming out of this. Although I honestly don’t see how this will work. And all for a goalie? It doesn’t make sense to me.
A goalie they've needed for a decade...
Honestly, as much as they may take a step back offensively, this was a good deal for all 3 teams in the long run.
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I was honestly expecting the Flyers to draft another goalie in the draft. I didn’t see this coming though.
No idea about next year,
but the Flyers got some nice future prospects. Giroux, JVR, Shenn, Voracek, Simmons. Do they have any you D though?
Not really as far as I know. I guess you can assume they will draft D with the 10th and push a forward closer to us.
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by Blueshirt in Paris on Jun 23, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
hopefully...
when JVR becomes a FA, we can poach him from the Flyers….esp since he’s well known to be a Rangers fan.
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by Master Ov Brutality on Jun 23, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
*to have been a Rangers fan. Past tense. He hates you now ;-)
Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 24, 2011 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Although I don’t know how much loyalty a young player can feel for the Flyers when the last couple of guys we had that felt that loyalty were shipped off just before their NMC/NTCs kicked in
Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 24, 2011 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah...
can’t be too good in that locker room right now (not that anyone is actually in the locker room)
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by Master Ov Brutality on Jun 24, 2011 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
hah...
i’ll still maintain that he is still a Rangers fan somewhere deep down inside.
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by Master Ov Brutality on Jun 24, 2011 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Tampa
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 23, 2011 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Philly now has 13 mil in cap space
A couple more moves, and they could open up room to get into the hunt for Richards
by BuckarooClub on Jun 23, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Just give him Mike Richards Jersey :)
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They are by far in!
they just joined in, if not just to raise the price for the Rangers
by Eastversewest on Jun 23, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
no way they already have giroux, briere, schenn and voracek down the middle.. No way they take another center, they will surely take a D, no depth in their prospect pool at D
by XX on Jun 23, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought Voracek was a RW?
A lot of skill but no size at C with Giroux, Briere, and Schenn. Wouldn’t surprise me to see them take Dougie Hamilton at 8. I just covet Zibanejad and would be really pissed if he ended up in Philly.
Schenn aint small, but I get your point
by Zuppa Di Pesce on Jun 23, 2011 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
@THNJohnGrigg: For the record, that’s 20 years, $102 million the Flyers moved out in Carter and Richards today. Wowza.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 23, 2011 4:27 PM EDT reply actions
they aren’t loving it on Broad Street Hockey
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 23, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
+1….i hear a couple of them sobbing in the corner
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by Master Ov Brutality on Jun 23, 2011 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Seeing some tweets about how this puts the Flyers in play for Brad, the other white Richards
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 23, 2011 4:29 PM EDT reply actions
that wouldnt be good if they jump in and jack the price up
by nyrangerfan521 on Jun 23, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Do they have the room after Byz? Capgeek has crashed I assume due to load.
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by Blueshirt in Paris on Jun 23, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah but Simmonds and Voracek are RFA
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by Blueshirt in Paris on Jun 23, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly. Its still interesting though.
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ummm
I think you mean the other, other white Richards
by BuckarooClub on Jun 23, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
correction:
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by Master Ov Brutality on Jun 24, 2011 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I think these are great deals for the Phlyers
They got way younger, got way under the cap & remain competitive with an upper-tier goalie. now Bryzgalov is no Mikey Richter but her a helluva lot better then anyone they’ve had in the past 2 decades.
They can resign all of their RFA’s now… Dis is cray-cray yo
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but none of those guys are their primes yet and when they hit their primes briere and pronger will be on their way out
by nyrangerfan521 on Jun 23, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
pronger been on his way out, hahaha
Were they saying "Boo" or "Boo-urns?"
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by Kendrick Jay on Jun 23, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
hes still quite the presence back there
by nyrangerfan521 on Jun 23, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
they'll both be 27 this season
you’re right, that’s not old but they got that #8 pick, Voracek & Schenn…
They’re totally gonna grab an awesome Sweede with that pick
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by Kendrick Jay on Jun 23, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
no way they pick up a center, got giroux, briere, schenn, voracek,….
by XX on Jun 23, 2011 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
GOING TO BE THE BEST WINTER CLASSIC EVER!
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Go lurk, read the comments, but leave them alone otherwise, it can only lead to trouble
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 23, 2011 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
they seem pretty upset… i feel sorry for them. Ha
by nyrangerfan521 on Jun 23, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
dont ever feel sorry for them….they deserve their sorrows.
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I hate them
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by Kendrick Jay on Jun 23, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Schenn
I didn’t think he’d be going anywhere anytime soon… he’s a haul for any team, but to give up your captain?
I don’t get it. And Voracek for Carter? Nah man, I’d be pissed. It’s like they’re starting from scratch for no reason.
This is so crazy. Any idea who their new captain will be? I expected one of the two to be dealt, but not both, the same day.
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Richards and Carter both had NTC’s that kicked in next Friday
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 23, 2011 4:38 PM EDT reply actions
JimLang590 @bradyfan590 :You better be right partner. The #Flyers are taking a huge gamble that they’ll be able to sign Brad Richards.
Is 590 WFIL in Philly?
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nevermind, thats Toronto
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Expect a Battle Royale between Rangers, Flyers and perhaps Leafs on July 1 when Brad Richards becomes available as a UFA.
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by Blueshirt in Paris on Jun 23, 2011 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
You get all that back, plus the 1st, still have Giroux and JVR and then add Byz and Brad Richards? Id say not a bad day at the office.
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by Blueshirt in Paris on Jun 23, 2011 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Not really, B. Richards isn’t great defensively and both M. Richards and Carter are. Plus, you lose depth in the short term.
Man this is gonna be the least Flyers ike team in a while
not a ton of size or toughness anymore. I doubt they keep Carbomb around.
Did Reaghr get traded to Buff?
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Bryzgalov contract with PHI is done. 9 years, $51 million.
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9 years?
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by It may HAVE to Last a Lifetime on Jun 23, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Bryzgalov signed until he’s 40. I love Flyers management.
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by BuckarooClub on Jun 23, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
From Howard Eskine (Philly sportscaster)
howardeskin New flyers without mike Richards and Jeff Carter will be much better. Now maybe the head coach can talk to his Captain.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 23, 2011 4:45 PM EDT reply actions
I just don’t see how the story goes from one of the best captains to a headcase. Were there any stories when they were winning? Or is he just becoming the scapegoat?
i dunno
seems a little short sighted to trade your 26 year old captain in favor of the at-the-end-of-his-career-and-often-injured 37 year old defenseman/de facto captain
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They still have a more talented team than the Rangers..
And in 5 years they’ll be able to compete against the teams that are hoarding high draft picks (Islanders, Edmonton, etc…)
not comparing talent levels, just saying trading a captain who's the heart & soul in his mid 20s in favor of an at the end of the line vet is not the best of ideas
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Yeah but
Now that they’ve signed Bryzgalov, Bobrovsky is likely gone.They’ll get some young defense in return.
As for the leadership issue, Briere is there. I agree that Richards was the heart and soul of the team, and that’s never easy to replace. But someone will pick up that mantle, as always.
what is that 5.5 per year on the bryz deal?
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5.6, not bad for a shitty math guy
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ok so they had 13.2 mil in space, 5.6 to bryz
gives them about 7.6 in space left for 11-12 and they need to re-sign leino, voracek, simmonds, maybe carcillo
figure 2.5-3 each for voracek & simmonds, maybe 2 for leino, they need to deal someone else to make a run at richards
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unless they're planning a 30 year 2.1 mil a year deal for brad
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by joereiter on Jun 23, 2011 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
HAHA...
i almost just died reading this……..thanks joe…thank.
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by Master Ov Brutality on Jun 23, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Think Simmonds and Voracek will be closer to 2 mil per, or below. This is only there first crack at RFA.
by BuckarooClub on Jun 23, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
even still
say 2 mil to each, that gives them about 3.6 in space and still needing to sign leino
without another deal they can’t do richards
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But there was PLENTY of other options on the board that haven’t even been touched. Versteeg, Carle … wonder if they’re done?
by BuckarooClub on Jun 23, 2011 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
holy shit…im exhausting just trying to keep up with all this
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imagine if the rangers had a day like this
by nyrangerfan521 on Jun 23, 2011 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
And its not even about the Rangers
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 23, 2011 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Why didn’t anyone tell me the party moved to this thread!
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dammit…you found us
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no more gourds?
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 23, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
didn’t get the hint huh?
Manning lobs it, Burress alone, touchdown New York!
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HEY!
i dont know about you…but i was totall aware of this when Jim asked 8k to make a post…..but hey it’s okay if you cant keep up with the conversation…
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by Master Ov Brutality on Jun 23, 2011 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately talent-wide they’re still better than the Rangers…. Voracek is only 21 years old, and Schenn is going to be a monster.
dont want to wish any ill-will on a kid who hasn't even played an NHL game....
(but now that he’s a Flyer), i hope Schenn goes and pulls a Jessiman.
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doesn't have to be an injury...
just dont want him to play an NHL game until like 8 years after he’s drafted.
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by Master Ov Brutality on Jun 23, 2011 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
unfortunately, going to be and only 21 years old
don’t exactly get you anything. I like the spects they got, but they didnt’ get better now.
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We won’t be saying that shit 3-4 years from now. We’ll be wimpering in the Atlantic Division.
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oh stop
staal, mcdonagh, sauer, mdz, mcilrath, valentenko
thomas, kreider, stepan, anisimov, dubinsky, callahan
and who knows what else
i don’t know what the future holds but i don’t think whimpering will be happening
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you forgot Zuke :)
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 23, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
that’s because he was standing in the back row.
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well i chose thomas as the resident smurf to be here 3-4 years from now
i’m still not sold on frodo surviving here long-term
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They have a very intimidating stable of young players. I don’t really think we’ll be whimpering but I am talking off the cuff in here, treating it like an open thread.
Guys like Schenn and JVR are going to be downright nasty, not to mention the top ten pick they are getting this year. What I am really trying to say is that we should enjoy the laughs now because we won’t be able to laugh a few years from now when things probably pan out for the orange goons.
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I said it somewhere, they will be competing with the Islanders and other young teams in 5 years, and still be a playoff team in the meantime.
Look at their 23 and under year olds
Schenn
Voracek
Giroux
Van Reimsdyk
And all except for Schenn have actually produced. The Rangers can’t compete with that.
Who’s going to play D for them after Pronger and Timmonen move on? Those two carry the lion’s share of hard minutes for them.
They’ll have better forwards, we’ll have better D and still a better goalie.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jun 23, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
hoggo you're more worried about the islanders than you need to be
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their goaltending is a joke, their ownership is a joke, and they will find a way to blow it
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Their owner is getting them a new stadium.
Their goaltending blows, but they will score.
They can go out and buy a goalie at some point like Philly just did to get over the hump. Or they can trade for one. There’s always some team with two young goalies that will need to make a decision… like Montreal last year, and like LA now.
only if that measure passes, it's in the voters' hands, not wang's
the islanders are not a threat
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and the flyers really wanted sanguinetti, so much so they butchered giroux' name when they announced it
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going to be downright nasty, not to mention the top ten pick they are getting this year
Why is it that everyone just assumes everyone else’s draft picks are sure bets, but are so quick to turn on own picks.
Not directly solely at you Dig, just a general statement.
Understandable. I just think a guy like Schenn is much more exciting and has much more potential than Stepan does. Don’t get me wrong, I really like Stepan and a lot of the Rangers prospects (Thomas, Kreider, etc.) but there is no denying that the Flyers now have added a lot to their future.
Voracek is 21 and already has 3 years of NHL experience. Simmonds is 22 and has three years of experience.
They just added a lot of exciting young players.
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And Voracek produced without a center. His numbers aren’t amazing, but imagine him with Schenn or Giroux.
they just traded their 2 best players
you expect who thy got back to be their best players?
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Wait til later when the Humidor Kingpin trades Gabby and Dubinsky
Hopefully we’ll get to pick in front of Philly so we can steal whoever they had their eye on at #8. God i hate them
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listening to morganti discuss this on WIP
- flyers were actively trying to frame a deal with bryz prior to getting to minnesota
- once they set up and started taking calls it was let’s make a deal time, and they got two ‘godfather’ offers they couldn’t refuse, knowing what bryz wanted
- schenn is an ‘automatic’ #2 center, huge upside, better ceiling than richards and carter
- they want a slam dunk player with the #8 pick
- the real move isn’t for 11-12, they have a lot of space opening up going into 12-13
- doesn’t see a spot for richards or any way to fit him in
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Schenn is scary good.
Really makes me curious about what they do with the #8 pick. Go forward (they have a glut of forwards) or d? Tricky call.
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i think philly getting the 8
helps us since they will most likely take a D man with that pick which drops a highly touted forward down a bit
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I am leaning towards agreeing with you. Maybe they want a young center though, might make some sense considering they just traded two of the best in the game? Tough call.
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they also just added a center
who is projected to be better than most centers in this years draft
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My problem with the move
Is that it sets the clock back on their forwards but the top half of their D is already older. They were still in win now mode.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jun 23, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Does he ever say anything good about anything though?
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 23, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a huge fan of Maloney
he is far better than Michelletti and better than JD of the 2000’s was. JD became a massive shill the last 8-10 years he worked for the msgulag network.
by graves9 on Jun 23, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
jd: official dolan mouthpiece from 1998-2005
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i don't know if you're old enough to remember
the fan outcry for guys like malhotra & lundmark to get ice time considering neil smith was promising the youth movement was underway….
….hold on, i need to go have a screaming fit….
….ok, to resume….
…so anyway, lundmark gets a spot on the team, for whatever reason, and this was into messier’s second tour of duty, when he was a shell of the player he had been, wasn’t backchecking, clearly not hustling like he had been, for either reasons of age, erosion of skill, or both, and one night, lundmark scores a goal, about ten minutes after a messier giveaway and lack of backcheck led to a goal by the opposing team, and jd shouts “well, there, see, jamie’s got to earn his ice time”
not a word about messier’s giveaway or his lah-dee-dah effort getting back to the play, but clearly a young guy needed to earn his time on the ice
i remember being a regular on the old ny times rangers message board and the place just absolutely flipped out the next day in a rage over what was clear evidence of jd being so biased he had to go
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I also used to used to post at the ny times forum
I recall his nicname was the bloated shill and the bullshill artist
Is he drinking?
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"It's just pain." -Brandon Prust | "In Prust we Trust."
does that really need an answer?
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Excuse me
AS I LAUGH AT THE FLYER NATION!!! HAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHH!
They got fleeced, IMO. You see that contract they signed Bryzgalov for?!
OUCH MY ELBOW HURTS!
The length of Bryz’ contract is a bit long…otherwise it’s hard to argue with these moves by the Flyers, I agree—they gave up a ton of talent but they got a justifiably solid return. Simmonds will fit right in for them, he’s defensively responsible and physical and should do well in the division. Schenn is going to be a player, Voracek is a nice player too. All 3 guys have size as well. Pronger is obviously their captain now also.
It will be interesting to see Mike Richards in LA. Good place for him to end up, and the prospect of Carter and Nash on the same line makes Columbus a much better team right away.
Prole art threat.
by greifi griffie on Jun 23, 2011 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
considering how good Vorachek and Schenn are and that they got the #8 pick…its not that bad for the future of the Flyers
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Slats
if Slats can trade Gaborik this weekend I think rapture may actually happen.
These trades cannot be just to get Bryzgalov under contract, I mean is he really the difference for the Flyers?
DarrenDreger Darren Dreger
Leafs were also interested in Carter and Kadri was discussed, but Tor wouldn’t include Kulemin to close deal for Carter.
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Flyers coverage continues
New post up
HEY DIGGER!! THERE IS A NEW THREAD UP!!!!!
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 23, 2011 5:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Someone wants a beer bottle thrown at him.
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In honor of Philadelphia's big day
I think a D Cell Battery would be more appropriate
by BuckarooClub on Jun 23, 2011 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good Lord my head about exploded at work when all this started comin in…it’ll take me days to read all this material…phew what a day…
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